# Chandipur Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chandipur

Chandipur is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,278 people in 320 households**, the 31st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,278people (2011)
- 320households
- 53.7%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandipur

Of every 100 households in Chandipur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandipur · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chandipur?

■ Chandipur · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**973

Working population ****36.2%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 42.9% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 157 (34%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Harirampur

- Nahit1,461 people
- Dolgaon1,392 people
- Kokil1,357 people
- Sundail1,309 people
- Khayerbari1,270 people
- Lahuchar1,252 people
- Kharua1,232 people
- Marara1,229 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandipur?1,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandipur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandipur?53.7% (Census 2011)